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'D. DOYLE. BOTTLING APPARATUS.

Patented Oct. 2,1894.`

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UNITED n STATES PATNT OFFICE.

DENNIS DOYLE, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALE TO JOHNI-I. DEVLIN, OF SAME PLACE.

BOTTLINGAPPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 526,773, dated October2, 18494. Application filed December 28, 1893. Serial No. 494.941. (Nomodel.)

.T0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DENNIS DOYLE, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful 1m` provement in BottlingApparatus, of which the following is a specication.

The object of my invention is to provide a strong, simple, and efficientbottling machine, which may be operated by power, and the especialobject of my invention is toprovide a machine for filling a number ofbottles, which are held in an ordinary case or package, and to thusrender it unnecessary to han-'` die each individual bottle, an ordinarycommercial case of bottles being simply placed in the machine, and beingremoved when the bottles are filled.

To these ends, my invention consists of the parts and combinations ofparts as hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in theclaims at the end of this specification.

` Inthe accompanying two sheets of drawings,Figure 1 is a side elevationof a bottling machineconstructed according to'my invention. Fig. 2 is anend elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the machine.Fig. 4 is a plan view of the tank, which I employ, removed from themachine. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figu4.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on `the line 6-6 of Fig. 4, and Fig. 7is an enlarged detail view illustrating the operation of my machine.

Referring to the drawings and in detail, A designates the base-plate orframe of my machine, which is supported upon legs B, which may be boltedto the floor, if desired. t

C designates four upright cylindrical posts or guides, which are carriedby the plate A, and are extended both above and below the same. At theirupper ends, the posts C carry a top-plate D, which is fastened securelyin place by means of the nuts 10.

Mounted near the sides of the top plate D are suitable split boxes l1and 12, in which is mounted a horizontal shaft 2O.V

13 designates a pulley, which maybe driven from any suitable source ofpower, and which is normally free to rotate upon the shaft 20.

The hub 14 of the pulley 13 is extended, and forms part of a clutch forconnecting the pulley 13 and the shaft 20.

`15 designates a clutch which is splined so as to rotate with the shaft20, but may be moved longitudinally upon the same, and cooperates withthe hub 14.

16 designates a coiled spring which bears against a collar 17, andnormally tends to move the clutch 15 into engagement with the hub 14.

Mounted in abracket 21, which is fastened to the under side of thetop-plateD is a lever 22, which carries at one end a. vertical pin 23,which is extended through the top plate D, and co-operates with theclutch 15. At its other end, the lever 22 is connected to a verticallink or rod 24, and the rod 24 is pivoted to a treadle 25 mounted in abracket 26 at one side of the machine.`

27 designates a coiled spring,` which is fastened to the rod 24, andnormally tends to actuate the lever 22 to hold the pin 23 in its raisedposition.

The clutch 15, heretofore referred to, is provided with an integralcollar 28, and formed with the collar 28 are two similar cam sections29, Which are each provided at their apices with a slight notch ordepression 30, as most clearly shown in Fig. 3.

If now the treadle 25 is operated, the pin 23 will be depressed, theclutch`15 will engage the hub 14, and the shaft 20 will revolve inunison with the pulley 13. As soon as the shaft begins to revolve, thetreadle is released, and the pin 23 is raised by means of the spring 27.One of the cams 29 will then engage the piu 23, and will disengage theclutch 15 and the hub 14. As the shaft 2O completes one-half of a wholerevolution,the depression or notch 30 will engage the pin 23, and itwill thus be seen that every time the treadle25 is operated the shaft 2Owill be allowed to makeexactly one-half of a complete revolution.

bottles. The platform or table F is provided v #with guides 37-whichbear upon the columns C table, or through a suitable drip pipe40= toYplaced upon the `table or platformV F, the

At each end of the horizontal shaft 20,'I provide crank-disks 31, whichare preferably cored out, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. l and 2, toform the counter-weights 32.

33 designates crank-pins, which are carried by the crank disks 31, andare connected to the upper end of pitmen 34. At Itheirlower ends, thepitmen 34 are pivoted-toa platformv or table 35, which is provided withfour guides 36, which bear upon the lower partsV of the cylindricalcolumns or guides C.

F designatesa platform or table, whichis provided with araised ribextendingaround three of its sides, as most clearly shown in Fig. l, andthe platform or tableFis designed to receive an ordinary or commercialcase-of 38 vdesignates four f. adjustable connecting 1rods, whichconnect the table or` platform F with the lower table or `platform 35.`The rods 38 may be secured Vin their adj ustedfpositions by means ofset-screws 39,and it is'evident that by means of this f adjustment, themachine is adapted to receive bottles' of dif; ferent heights.

APrimarily, the lmachine is i .designedE for handling cases of lquartbottles, but theplatform F maybeadjusted so that pint bottles may befilled, if desired, by the same rmachine.

Whatever leakage 4or dripcoll'ects on the table F may be led from-adepression insaid@ any desired receptacle.

lWhen* a case of bottles :has-been properly treadle 25 is depressed-.andthe -shaft2Q through the crank-disksandpitmen, raises the platform F toits vhighest position. The liquid is then allowed to'flow intothebottles by means of ldevices hereinafterdescribed,v and when the bottlesare filled, Cthe treadle 25 isagain operated,.and the; platformF islowered. 2

yThe devicesfor filling the bottles with liq. uid are most clearlyillustrated in Figs. 4 to 7. i Referring to these figures,-E designatesa peculiar form of tank, which is provided at one end with a supplytankV E. Liquid is admitted into-thesupply tank E throughf the inletpipe41, and is maintained at a constant level by means of the fiioat-valve42E 45 designates a series of corrugated castings; which are properlylsecured atone end 4to the; tank vE', andat the other end to an end-plate44. The tank E, which `is thus `-forlnedfis` f secured to the'topeplateD by means ofbolts d,- which pass ythrough the top-plate and are securedina iange 43 carried Xby the supply tank'Efand .ina -iiange- 480 carried'by the end plate. 44. -Each of -thefcastings-ifis providedvwith achannel 46,and located concen-y trically with the channel 46 is a seriesof cells 47, each casting 45, as shown, being provided with four cells.Transverse metal strips 48 are secured to the under side of the castings45, asmost clearly shown in Fig. 5, and resting onl the strips 48, Iprovide a number of guide pieces 49, which are curved or suitably shapedto fit int-o the corrugations formed in the castings 45.

The Vguide pieces 49 are most clearly shown in Fig. 7. AReferring tothis gure, it will be seen that the pieces 49 are provided with ears orprojections 50 adapted to rest on the strips 48, and are provided with acentral bore or hole 51. The pieces 49 are counter-sunk on their bottomfaces, as at 52, and

in the depression 52, I preferably mount .ai rubber bushing or washer53, which is `Yadapted to engage the top of the bottle,

when said bottle is -raised,asshown in Fig; 7. h. designatessi-phons,=as `many siphons being provided as there -are guide pieces 49,orfas there are bottles .in the case which itis desired to-f1ll. .Oneleg of each siphon h eX- tends intoone ofl the cells 47 formed in one ofthe castings .45, and the other leg of the si phon iitsvinto .thecentral aperture in one of theguide pieces 49. When in `its lowestposition,each i vsiphon is adapted to rest upon,

`and beclosed by a. suitable valve-seat 48 formed-at the bottom ofeach'of the' cells 47, asmost clearly shown in Fig. 7. Referring to saidgure, 48 designates i the valveseat, which is formed byv two arc-shapedguide- 'vwings 490, whichare adapted to engage and guide the lower endofone leg ofthe siphon h, and by a rubberdisk 50, which is secured in asocket formed inthe guides 490. Each of ythe siphons h isprovided-with avertical guide-pin fi, which passes through a suitable aperture formedin the top-plate D. The mouth`formed in the siphon leg, which 'isadapted to fit into the bottle, is preferably formed in the side ofthepipe or leg, in or- "dertodirect the liquid against the side of the.bott1e,.and preventthesame from foaming. When it is-desired. to use themachine, the tank `llis filled with vthe liquid which it is desired .tobottle, and the siphons 71. are filled with liquid, which can be done inany preferred way, and-a case of bottles is placed in the machine uponthe platform'or table F. The treadle 25 is then operated, and the caseof bottles is raised. The top of each bottle engages a guide piece49,-and,ias the bottles rise, rtheguide-piece 49 moves up upon the.outlet-leg of the siphon, until in the position most clearly shown inFig. l7, when it raises the siphon bodily ashort'distance away from its'Valve-seat, andthe liquidis allowed to iiow into the bottle.beingdirected against the side ofthe same by` means of the location ofthe orifice 54.

In some cases, where 'thebottles used vary -materiallyin height,1it mayhappen that some vofthe guiderpieces` 49 may be rraised to an undueheight, and, may be-di'splaced so that they will not return to theproper position when the bottles are lowered. In orderl to IOD preventthis, I provide the castings l5 with vertical guide-wings 60, as shownin Fig. 4, which will insure the guide pieces 119 returning to theirnormal position.

I am aware that many changes may be made inthe construction of `mydevice by those who are skilled in the art, and I do not wish to belimited to the construction which I have shown and described, but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is-

l. In a bottling apparatus, the combination of pieces or castings havingsupply channels, siphons of equal length each having one leg extendinginto a supply channel and the other leg extending between said pieces orcastings, means for rendering the siphons inoperative when in theirlowest position, and means for starting said siphons when raised fromtheir lowest position, substantially as described.

2. In a bottling apparatus, the combination of pieces or castings havingsupply channels, guide pieces adapted to fit between said castings andto be guided by the same as they are movedup and down, a series ofsimilar siphons each having one leg extending into a supply channel, andthe other leg passing through an aperture in one of the guide pieces,substantially as described.

. 3. In a bottling apparatus, the combination of a supply tank, channelsconnected with said tank, a series of similar siphons having verticallyextending guide pins for guiding the siphons as they are moved up anddown, means for rendering the siphons inoperative when in their lowestposition, and means for starting the siphons when raised from theirlowest position, substantially as described.

4. In a bottling apparatus, the combination of a top plate, a supplytank secured to said top plate, a series of siphons connected to saidsupply tank, guide pins carried by said siphons and extending throughthe top plate, substantially as described.

5. In a bottling apparatus, the combination of pieces or castings havingsupply channels, siphons of equal length, each having one leg extendinginto a supply channel, and the other leg extending between said piecesor castings, and adapted to be rendered inoperative when in their lowestposition by means of valve-seats located at the bottom of the supplychannels, substantially as described.

6. In a bottling apparatus, the combination of pieces or castings havingsupply channels and cells, siphons of equal length, each having one legextending into a supply cell, and the other leg extending between saidpieces or castings, and valve seats consisting of rubber disks with arcshaped guides located at the bottom of the supply cells for renderingthe siphons inoperative when in their lowest position, substantially asdescribed.

7. In a bottling machine, the combination of a vertically movable tableadapted to receive a case of bottles, means for lling the bottles whenin their raised position, a shaft, a constantly running source of power,means for connecting the shaft with said constantly running source ofpower, and for allowing the shaft to make one-half of a completerevolution, substantially as described.

8. In a bottling machine, the combination of a horizontal shaft, aconstantly running source of power, means for intermittently connectingsaid shaft with said constantly running source of power, cranks andpitmen connecting said shaft with a vertically movable table, and meansfor filling a case of bottles, when the table is in its raised position,substantially as described.

9. In a bottling machine, the combination of a vertically movable table,means for filling a case of bottles when the table is in its raisedposition, a shaft connected to said table, a constantly running pulley,a clutch adapted to connect said pulley and shaft, and means fordisengaging the pulley and shaft when the shaft has made one-half of acomplete revolution, substantially as described.

10. The combination of a vertically movable table, means for filling acase of bottles when in its raised position, a horizontal shaft, a crankdisk carried by said shaft suitably cored out to form counter weights,and connected to said table by means of crank pins and pitmen,substantially as described.

1l. The combination in a bottling machine of four vertical columns orguides, a lower platform engaging said vertical guides, a horizontalshaft connected to said lower platform by means of cranks and pitmen, anupper vertically movable table or platform also engaging said guides,vertical rods and setscrews for adjustably connecting the upper andlower platforms, and means for filling a case of bottles when theplat-forms are raised, substantially as described.

12. In a bottling machine, the combination of a constantly runningsource of power, a vertically movable platform or table adapted toreceive an ordinary commercial case of bottles, means for filling thebottles when in their raised position, and means for intermittentlyconnecting said vertically movable platform or table with saidconstantly running source of power, substantially as described.

13. In a bottling machine; the combination of a vertically movabletable, means for ill ing a case of bottles carried by said table, ahorizontal shaft connected to operate said table, a constantly rotatingpulley mounted on said shaft, and a clutch for intermittently connectingsaid pulley and shaft, substantially as described.

14. rIhe combination of a vertically mov able `platform or table, meansfor filling a case of bottles carried by said table, a shaft connectedto actuate said table, a constantly running pulley mounted on saidshaft, a clutch IOO IIO

for connecting said shaft tothe pulley, a Lmy'hamd inthe presenceof twosubscribing .spring normallytending to move the clutch witnesses.

ntoengagement, and a vertically .movable pinadapted to engage camscauriediby the 5' clutch to -disengage` the same, substantiallyWitnesses:

Has described. E. M. HEALY,

In testmonyfwhereof I/ have hereunto set` PHILIP-W; SOUTHGATE.

VDEN NIS DOYLE.

